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1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery,Duke University, 2Perfusion Services,Duke University, 3Division of Surgical Sciences, Department of Surgery,Duke University, 4Division of Laboratory Animal Resources,Duke University, 5Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network, 6College of Veterinary Medicine,North Carolina State University, 7TransMedics, Inc
Chapters
- 00:04Introduction
- 01:00Median Sternotomy of the Donor Pig
- 01:56Cardiac Arrest and Cardiectomy of the Donor Pig
- 03:39Back-Table Preparation of the Donor Heart and Reanimating the Heart
- 04:47Preparation of the Recipient and Laparotomy with Vascular Exposure
- 05:45Heterotopic Implantation of the Cardiac Graft and Closure of the Laparotomy
- 06:49Results: Analysis of Perfusion Parameters and Transplanted Heart
- 07:36Conclusion
